[with obj.](一般作 be inundated)flood 淹沒,泛濫;使?jié)M溢 the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise. 海平面上升時這些島嶼可能會被最先淹沒。 ■(figurative)overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with (喻)壓倒,控制,制服 we've been inundated with complaints from listeners. 聽眾的投訴讓我們應(yīng)接不暇。
派生 inundation noun 語源
late 16th cent.: from Latin inundat- 'flooded', from the verb inundare, from in- 'into, upon' + undare 'to flow' (from unda 'a wave')